Although the most direct rival for the new flagship of Huawei in the catalog of Sony It will be the Premium version presented last week, as it seems that at the moment we will have to wait a few months for its launch, in our comparative Today we are going to focus on the phablet presented by the Japanese at the MWC, which is already on sale: Huawei P20 Pro vs Xperia XZ2.
Designer
We start by finding very obvious differences in the design section, probably enough to decide the duel for more than one, with the Huawei P20 Pro, on the one hand, embracing the maximum reduction of the frames and even the notch, and the Xperia XZ2 on the other, with lines much more stylized than those of its predecessors, but with an even more classic aesthetic. Both are waterproof, yes, and have fingerprint readers, of course, although it should also be noted that they have different locations: on the front in the phablet of Huawei and in the back in the de Sony.
Dimensions
Despite having gone much further in the concept of a frameless front, the Huawei P20 Pro still a somewhat larger device (15,5 x 7,39 cm against 15,3 x 7,2 cm), but we will see that this is because its screen is too. In fact, if we look at the weight we find that the advantage is for the phablet of Huawei, although not for long (180 grams against 198 grams) and it also comes out ahead when it comes to thickness, here with much more difference (7,8 mm against 11,1 mm).
Screen
Indeed, when assessing the dimensions of these two phablets, it must be taken into account that the Huawei comes with a screen almost half an inch larger (6.1 inches against 5.7 inches), which makes a significant difference. In fact, it is the one that will be most worth taking into account, because in other sections they are closer and, for example, their resolution is practically identical (2240 x 1080 front 2160 x 1080). In fact, the only reason it is not exactly the same is simply that the two use a longer aspect ratio than usual, but the Huawei P20 Pro it is even more so (18.7: 9 vs. 18: 9).
Unlimited
The duel is again very even in the performance section, starting because the two come with processors from different manufacturers, but one of the best of the moment (Kirin 970 eight core to 2,4 GHz against Snapdragon 845 eight core to 2,8 GHz). Yes, the Huawei P20 Pro in RAM memory (6 GB against 4 GB), but it must be said that the Xperia XZ2 it was released in a superior version that would match it, if we are particularly interested in this section. Regarding the operating system, finally, in both we are going to find, of course, with Android Oreo.
Storage capacity
Nor is it easy to give a winner in the storage capacity section, although in this case it is not because they are relatively close, but the other way around, because each one has a different strong point: the Huawei P20 Pro has in its favor the one that arrives in its standard version already with 128 GB, twice what we would have in the Xperia XZ2; the phablet of Sony, however, it has a card slot micro-SD and it will allow us to use external storage, something that fails to Huawei.
Cameras
Although the camera section has always been one of the great claims of Sony phablets, in this case it is difficult not to opt for the phablet of Huawei, which the experts have right now crowned the best in this section, thanks to its triple main camera with 40 SM, aperture f / 1.8, pixels of 1,4 um, optical image stabilizer and optical zoom x3, and its front camera of 24 SM. In the phablet of Sony, meanwhile, we find a camera with 19 SM, aperture f / 2.0 and 1,22um pixels and capable of recording 4K video in HDR, and another in front of 5 SM.
Autonomy
The battle is also tighter than you might think in the autonomy section, especially if we start by taking a look at the battery capacity data, where the Huawei P20 Pro has a huge advantage4000 mAh against 3180 mAh). Surprisingly, the data that the independent tests show and that we show you in our ranking of better battery phablets tell us that although the phablet of Huawei, indeed, it is ahead, that of Sony manages to stay quite close (89 hours vs 88 hours).
Huawei P20 Pro vs Xperia XZ2: final balance of the comparison and price
When choosing between these two phablets there are probably three key factors: the first would be the design, based on our opinions about the notch and the most convenient location for the fingerprint reader; the second would be the storage capacity, depending on whether we prefer to have more internal memory or have the option of using micro-SD cards; and the third would be the camera, where more objectively the Huawei P20 seems to have a clear advantage.
If our preferences incline us to the side of Huawei P20 Pro, yes, we will have to prepare to pay something more, since it has been launched by 900 Euros, Whereas the Xperia XZ2 went on sale from 800 Euros. Devices HauweiYes, they usually go down before the price, so if it is possible that the difference decreases somewhat if we wait.